A61B 17/06114
Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures
Official title: {Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures (packages for sharps A61B50/3001; for dental floss A61C15/043; packages for needles in general B65D85/24)}
A61B17/06114 (Packages or dispensers for needles or sutures) appears on 785 US grants and 612 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61B- Granted patents
- 785
- Published applications
- 612
- Assignees
- 221
- Inventors
- 1,016
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 25 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 9 | 11 |
| 2004 | 9 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 10 |
| 2007 | 5 | 15 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 8 | 13 |
| 2010 | 8 | 32 |
| 2011 | 9 | 21 |
| 2012 | 16 | 30 |
| 2013 | 18 | 20 |
| 2014 | 14 | 29 |
| 2015 | 17 | 23 |
| 2016 | 33 | 15 |
| 2017 | 25 | 49 |
| 2018 | 28 | 37 |
| 2019 | 28 | 72 |
| 2020 | 46 | 33 |
| 2021 | 37 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 | 40 |
| 2023 | 27 | 24 |
| 2024 | 28 | 29 |
| 2025 | 23 | 14 |
| 2026 | 12 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61B 17/06133Of parallelepipedal shape464
- A61B 2017/06142Having needle- or suture- retaining membersIndexing code301
- A61B 17/06119Of cylindrical shape179
- A61B 2017/06152Containing a suture wound in a figure-8 configurationIndexing code45
- A61B 2017/06157Containing a suture wound in a sinusoidal or zigzag configurationIndexing code26
Recent patents
- Implant and suture organization device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,406 B2Conmed Corporation
- Housing for storing sutures therein, and methods of use therefor14 Jul 2026US 12,678,157 B2Origami Surgical, Inc.
- Endoscopic needle assembly23 Jun 2026US 12,661,109 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Self-cinching suture construct apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,653,528 B2INS Ortho, Inc.
- Needle dispenser5 May 2026US 12,617,600 B2Verena Solutions LLC
- Suturing device and methods of use thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232310 A1Soranus Arge Ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri Sanayi Ticaret Anonim Sirketi
- Multi-Barrel Drill Guide13 Aug 2026US 2026/0232329 A1Conmed Corporation
- Suture applicator device and system30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215774 A1
- Device for delivery of surgical patches during minimally invasive surgery2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182977 A1Sealantium Medical Ltd
- Suture anchor storage module and separable modular suture anchor implant system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182981 A1Star Sports Medicine Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for sternotomy closure1,688US 8,469,973 B2EndoEvolution, LLC · 2013
- Sterile package for surgical devices1,522US 5,356,006 AEthicon, Inc. · 1994
- Surgical pledget dispensing system1,478US 5,733,308 AW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 1998
- Apparatus and method for surgical suturing with thread management1,266US 6,923,819 B2SuturTek Incorporated · 2005
- Surgical method for affixing a valve to a heart using a looped suture combination1,122US 6,506,197 B1Ethicon, Inc. · 2003